A driver hit and killed a man walking across Marconi Avenue in Sacramento County, and then drove away from the scene, the CHP said.

A driver hit and killed a man walking across Marconi Avenue in Sacramento County, and then drove away from the scene, the CHP said.

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Updated: 1:01 PM PDT Jun 3, 2015

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WEBVTT KCRA 3 NEWS STARTS NOW. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG] [CAPTIONING SPONSORED BY SLEEP TRAIN MATTRESS CENTERS, YOUR TICKET TO A BETTER NIGHT'S SLEEP!] LISA: DEADLY HIT AND RUN -- A DAILY WALK FOR COFFEE TURNS TRAGIC FOR A SACRAMENTO MAN, SPARKS A SEARCH FOR A SUSPECT CAR, AND CREATES A TRAFFIC MESS DURING THE HEART OF THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE VICTIM ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCONI AVENUE, RIGHT WHERE THE ROADWAY MEETS CALDERWOOD LANE NEAR THE TOWN AND COUNTRY SHOPPING AREA. AND RIGHT NOW THE HIGHWAY PATROL IS ASKING THE PUBLIC TO HELP IDENTIFY AND LOCATE A RED VEHICLE WITH MAJOR FRONT BUMPER DAMAGE THAT WAS SEEN DRIVING AWAY FROM THE CRASH. KCRA 3'S MIKE TESELLE SPOKE WITH FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND WITNESSES WHO SAY THEY ARE ESPECIALLY UPSET AT ONE THING AT DRIVER MAY HAVE DONE SECONDS AFTER THE COLLISION. MIKE: AS HIGHWAY PATROL INVESTIGATORS EXAMINED THE STILL FRESH CRASH SCENE THIS MORNING FRIENDS OF THE VICTIM EXPRESSED SHOCK SADNESS DISBELIEF. RAYMOND: THAT GUY RIGHT THERE WAS A GOOD PERSON. MIKE: THAT PERSON WAS A 54-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO FRIENDS SAY WAS TAKING HIS DAILY WALK FOR A CUP OF COFFEE ACROSS THE STREET AT THIS BURGER KING. BONNIE: HE CAME IN EVERY MORNING FOR A CUP OF COFFEE. MIKE: BUT MINUTES BEFORE 7:00 A.M., THAT CUP OF COFFEE TURNED DEADLY. WHILE WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCONI AVENUE, THAT MAN WAS HIT. FRIENDS SAY IT'S BAD ENOUGH THE CHP SAYS THE DRIVER STOPPED AND THEN FLED. NOW LISTEN TO WHAT ONE WITNESS CLAIMS THE DRIVER DID. DANIELLE: THE PERSON WHO HIT HIM TOOK THE FENDER WHICH FELL OFF AND PUT IN THE CAR AND TOOK OFF. THE HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING THAT WITNESS REPORT. BUT STRESSED THAT BY SIMPLY DRIVING AWAY AND NOT STAYING AT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIENT, THE DRIVER TURNED THIS INTO A POTENTIAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. FRIENDS OF THE VICTIM, MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH SO UPSET, THEY OFFERED A DIRECT MESSAGE TO THAT DRIVER. RAYMOND: I HOPE THEY GET YOU AND WHEN THEY GET YOU THEY HANG YOU, BECAUSE WHAT YOU DID, YOU KILLED A GOOD PERSON.

Man killed in hit-and-run crash in Sacramento County

A driver hit and killed a man walking across Marconi Avenue in Sacramento County, and then drove away from the scene, the CHP said.